What is the opposite and reciprocal of 6/5?
1 Answer
Jun 23, 2015
The opposite of
The reciprocal of
Explanation:
The opposite of a number is its additive inverse.
In our example:
In general, the opposite of
If you think of these two numbers sitting on the real line, then they are on opposite sides of the origin,
The reciprocal of a number is its multiplicative inverse.
In our example:
In general, the reciprocal of
Notice that the reciprocal of